When I first read about the premise of the musical Mexodus, which was the statement that there was a lesser-known Underground Railroad that freed four to ten thousand enslaved people by getting them to Mexico between...
Category - Review
Terry Morgan
MUSE/IQUE presents “Defiantly Joni” at the Taper
Once again, Artistic and Music Director of MUSE/IQUE Rachael Worby took us on a musical journey, tracing the life and career of artist Joni Mitchell. Renowned as a singer songwriter, Mitchell’s wistful, poetic...
Pauline Adamek
New York City Ballet – a celebrated return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Back in Los Angeles for the first time in 22 years, New York City Ballet made a celebrated return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with two distinctly different mixed-repertory programs. Together, they showcased...
The Roots Picnic Experience at the Bowl – reviewed
The Roots Picnic Experience is now one of the Hollywood Bowl’s Greatest Summer Traditions Three summers ago, in 2024, I reviewed The Roots Picnic—an all-star celebration of hip-hop—and ended with one simple...
Set sail for “Treasure Island” at Theatricum Botanicum
Thrilling escapades, sword fighting, high spirits on the high seas, and heroic exploits! Robert Louis Stevenson’s rollicking “boy’s own adventure” story Treasure Island comes to the outdoor stage at Will Geer Theatricum...